Web 2.0 Scavenger Hunt

Something to Get Us Started Thinking
1. Watch the following video:


This is what has happened in the time it took to watch this video:

Infographic by- Shanghai Web Designers

Some Things to Get Us Organized
2. Create a web-based bookmarking site to remember where we've been

• Go to Linkable
• Click SIGN UP FOR FREE
• Fill in the form
• Follow the directions to add the Linkable button (easiest way to add bookmarks) or click STEP 3
• As we visit websites, click the "Save to Linkable" button at the top. This will create a place to store all of these websites

3. Create your own wiki page to save work we've done

• Go to Wikispaces (don't forget to use your Linkable button)
• Use CREATE and fill in each field (use your school email address and we can request an ad-free site)
• Edit your home page with your information
• Create a new page where we will store items from today

 Some Ways to Search and Use Google
4. Try using a new search engine

• Go to Boolify
• Create a search by dragging the pieces to the right to form your search
• It works like a puzzle
• Results are listed at the bottom
• Try a search that your students would use in your class (if you find a couple of site you like, use your Linkable button)

5. Explore tools for teachers

• Go to Google Tips and Tricks or Dr. Peterson's Google Tips or College@Home
• Look for new ways to use Google
• Find one for your classroom
• Find one for your personal life

Some Tools for the Teacher to Use
6. Publish a PDF on your wiki page

• Save a document as a PDF (you can use one you already have or open a Word Document you've created --> File --> Print --> Select PDF Creator as the printer --> save the document)
• Go to Youblisher
• Sign up for a free account
• Click ADD PUBLICATION
• Upload from your computer by clicking BROWSE --> UPLOAD then click SUBMIT
• It may take some time for it to publish, follow the next step when it reappears
• Highlight all of the text in one of the boxes that says "embed"
• Go to your wiki page --> click edit --> click widget --> select other HTML code on the right --> paste (ctrl + V) the long code in the box
• It will show as a magazine on your wiki

7. Find a SMARTBoard lesson that is ready to use

• Go to SMART Exchange
• Search for a music related interactive lesson (suggestion: use the subject listing)
• When you find one you would use in class, open it (make any changes you would like, and save it
• Attach it to your wiki as a "file"

8. Find a slideshow presentation (PowerPoint) that is ready to use

• Go to Slide Share
• Search and find one you could use in your classroom
• Download the presentation
• Note: once you have downloaded the PowerPoint, you can edit it to better match your needs and then save it
• Attach it to your wiki as a "file"

9. Find a video to help engage and extend student learning

• Go to Teacher Tube
• Make sure to select VIDEO when searching
• Embed your video on your wiki (make sure to copy entire code) --> click widget --> click video --> click Teacher Tube

10. Download a video from an internet site

• Using these steps you can download videos from home (from a site that might be blocked at schoo) to show to your class
• If the file is small enough, you can also upload the file to your wiki page
• Using a video site like Teacher Tube or YouTube, find a video
• Highlight the URL (web address up at the top)
• Go to Zamzar
• Click the DOWNLOAD VIDEO tab
• Paste the URL in the first box (ctrl + V)
• Choose wmv as the file type
• Enter your email
• Click CONVERT
• This may take several minutes
• Go to your email, open the email from zamzar, click the link to download, and select save

11. Download a podcast to extend student learning

• Open iTunes on your computer (either use the desktop icon or START --> PROGRAMS)
• Click on the iTunes Store --> Podcasting
• Search for a podcast related to your class
• Download one to use in your class

Some Ways to Assess Student Learning
12. Create an online quiz

• Go to Google Docs
• Click CREATE NEW --> FORM
• Give your quiz a title and add any directions
• Make your first question "student name"
• To add additional questions, click ADD ITEM
• When your form is complete, click MORE ACTIONS --> EMBED --> copy this entire code
• Go to your wiki page --> click edit --> click widget --> select other HTML code on the right --> paste (ctrl + V) the long code in the box
• It will show as a fillable form on your wiki
• The results will be reported to you as a spreadsheet available on the same Google Docs link as above
• Want it to grade itself? Go to Trending Education for information about Flubaroo and instructions for "downloading" and grading

13. Create a Wordle word cloud about your content standards

• Go to Wordle
• Click on CREATE your own
• Type in single words about your content standards
• Then click SUBMIT
• You can have fun changing the colors and format :-)
• Students could create a Wordle with key vocabulary terms or about a topic

14. Create a biography trading card

• Go to Trading Card Maker
• Upload a photo and complete the other fields and options
• Save the trading card
• You can upload it to your wiki as a "file"

15. Create an online poster

• Go to Glogster
• Register for the teacher account
• Have fun dragging items onto your poster and changing items
• When you are finished, click SAVE AND PUBLISH
• Embed your digital poster on your wiki --> click widget --> click poster --> click Glogster --> select your poster --> click insert glog

And because I get questions about how to use Audacity . . .
Please see another workshop of mine for information on:
-How to record an audition using Zoom H2 Recorder
-How to use Audacity (record or to edit a recording)
-How to create an Mp3 file from Audacity